CVE-2025-69194

Name	CVE-2025-69194
Description	A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents. The application fails to properly validate file paths provided in Metalink <file name> elements. An attacker can abuse this behavior to write files to unintended locations on the system. This can lead to data loss or potentially allow further compromise of the user’s environment.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1124378

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wget2 (PTS)	bookworm, bullseye	1.99.1-2.2	vulnerable
	trixie	2.2.0+ds-1+deb13u1	fixed
	forky, sid	2.2.0+ds-3	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
wget2	source	trixie	2.2.0+ds-1+deb13u1
wget2	source	(unstable)	2.2.0+ds-3			1124378

Notes

[bookworm] - wget2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - wget2 <postponed> (Minor issue)
Fixed by: https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2/-/commit/684be4785280fbe6b8666080bbdd87e7e5299ac5 (v2.2.1)